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Rob Sand not deterred by Senate File 478, the ‘pro-corruption’ bill

Saturday, July 15th, 2023

via Waterloo Courier Inc (Iowa)

Democratic State Auditor Rob Sand engaged residents and other politicians at a Thursday town hall at Overman Park in Cedar Falls.

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Another Voice: Support local libraries by rejecting book bans

Saturday, July 15th, 2023

via The Buffalo News (New York)

Growing up in Milwaukee, the local branch of the public library was always just a bus ride away. But when my family moved to central Pennsylvania when I was entering

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Palm Beach County father wants Bible out of public school library; board will take up objection

Friday, July 14th, 2023

via Palm Beach Post (Florida)

A Palm Beach County parent objects to

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Gov. Newsom addresses Temecula’s book ban

Friday, July 14th, 2023

via CBS News (Pennsylvania)

Newsom says the state will buy the textbooks mentioning Harvey Milk for Temecula school district students as the district plans to ban them.

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Montgomery County state senator wants PA to prevent schools, libraries from banning books

Friday, July 14th, 2023

via CBS News (Pennsylvania)

State Sen. Amanda Cappelletti says Pennsylvania has seen an uptick in attempts by some to get school districts and libraries to ban certain books.

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Montgomery County state senator proposes bill to prevent book bans in Pennsylvania

Friday, July 14th, 2023

via CBS News (Pennsylvania)

State Sen. Amanda Cappelletti says Pennsylvania has seen an uptick in attempts by some to get school districts and libraries to ban certain books.

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What Iowans Want: Iowa education shift concerns new teacher

Friday, July 14th, 2023

via Quad City Times (Iowa)

Teaching has been on the mind of Alleena Blackwell since she was young, and she's never been closer to that dream than she is now.

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Mason City woman to be federally indicted on drug charges

Friday, July 14th, 2023

via Globe Gazette (Iowa)

A Mason City woman is now facing federal drug charges after allegedly being caught with pounds of meth and heroin.

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Waverly-Shell Rock superintendent’s leadership praised after school board evaluation

Friday, July 14th, 2023

via Waterloo Courier Inc (Iowa)

The board held the superintendent's annual assessment Monday in closed session.

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Florida schools struggle to apply new book law in which even Shakespeare is ‘suspect’

Friday, July 14th, 2023

via Herald-Tribune (Florida)

To be or not to be on the shelf? That's the question Florida school districts are asking as they figure out how to apply a new book challenge law.

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City of Cedar Falls recognized for financial excellence

Thursday, July 13th, 2023

via Waterloo Courier Inc (Iowa)

The certificate is the highest form of recognition in the area of governmental accounting and financial reporting.

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California replaces textbooks canceled by far-right board

Thursday, July 13th, 2023

via POLITICO (New York)

Newsom's announcement is the latest development in a feud between state Democrats and a conservative school board.

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State senator wants to ban book bans in Pennsylvania

Thursday, July 13th, 2023

via CBS News (Pennsylvania)

A Pennsylvania state senator is introducing a bill that would basically ban schools and public libraries from banning books.

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Requests to remove 39 books from school libraries to be reviewed by Carroll County Public Schools committee

Thursday, July 13th, 2023

via Baltimore Sun (Maryland)

Superintendent Cynthia McCabe said Wednesday that the system has received about 30 formal requests in the past several weeks to remove books and each will be considered individually. She said next steps are review by a superintendent-appointed Reconsideration Committee.

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New Energy Blue facility good for farmers, workers

Thursday, July 13th, 2023

via Globe Gazette (Iowa)

A new biofuel plant is set to begin construction next spring. Its products will eventually be used to make plastic products.

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Reading for fun plunges to ‘crisis’ level for US students

Thursday, July 13th, 2023

via The Kansas City Star (Kansas)

Amid a cascade of devastating reports showing classroom test scores plummeting nationwide, U.S. students have also hit a record low in their leisure time: Casual reading has collapsed. Only 14 percent of students say they read for fun every day, according to the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) report released recently, down three points...

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School’s Out, but Education News Churns On

Thursday, July 13th, 2023

via The New York Times (Mississippi)

Stephanie Saul, a national education reporter, shares what she's been hearing on college campuses, even in the summer months.

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Winning Powerball Double Play ticket worth $50,000 sold in Portage

Wednesday, July 12th, 2023

via NWI Times (Indiana)

Someone who purchased a Powerball Double Play lottery ticket for Monday's drawing at a Northwest Indiana gas station likely has a big smile on their face.

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About the series

Wednesday, July 12th, 2023

via Quad City Times (Iowa)

This year's legislative session was hugely consequential, criticized by some Iowans and praised by others. The laws passed, from tax cuts to school regulations to book bans to restrictions on

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